sloe.
The small, astringent, wild fruit of the blackthorn (Prunus spinosa).
Meaning & usage
The small, astringent, wild fruit of the blackthorn (Prunus spinosa).
The tree Prunus spinosa.
Any of various other plants of the genus Prunus, as a shrub or small tree, Prunus alleghaniensis, bearing dark-purple fruit.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English slo, sla, sloo, from Old English slā, slāh, from Proto-West Germanic *slaihā, from Proto-Germanic *slaihǭ, *slaihwō, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)leh₃y- (“bluish”). Doublet of Sliwa.
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